Here’s a plan for reading the whole Bible in a narrative order during a 52-week period. Notes follow at the end.
Week 1
Genesis 1-2; Psalm 19; Mark 1
Gen 3-5; Mark 2
Gen 6-8; Psalm 104; Mark 3
Gen 9-11; Mark 4
Gen 12-15; Psalm 148; Mark 5
Week 2
Genesis 16-18; Mark 6
Gen 19-20; Psalm 1; Mark 7
Gen 21-23; Psalm 107; Mark 8
Gen 24-25; Psalm 4; Mark 9
Gen 26-27; Mark 10
Week 3
Genesis 28-29; Mark 11
Gen 30-31; Psalm 11; Mark 12
Gen 32-34; Psalm 145; Mark 13
Gen 35-37; Psalm 12; Mark 14;
Gen 38-40; Mark 15
Week 4
Genesis 41-42; Mark 16
Gen 43-44; Psalm 24; Galatians 1
Gen 45-46; Psalm 108; Gal 2
Gen 47-48; Psalm 25; Gal 3
Gen 49-50; Gal 4
Week 5
Exodus 1-3; Gal 5
Exodus 4-6; Gal 6
Exodus 7-9; Psalm 105; Ephesians 1
Exodus 10-12; Eph 2
Exodus 13-15; Psalm 114; Eph 3
Week 6
Exodus 16-18; Eph 4
Exodus 19-21; Psalm 33; Eph 5
Exodus 22-24; Psalm 109; Eph 6
Exodus 25-27; Psalm 90; Philippians 1
Exodus 28-31; Phil 2
Week 7
Exodus 32-34; Philippians 3
Exodus 35-37; Psalm 26; Phil 4
Exodus 38-40; Hebrews 1
Leviticus 1-3; Psalm 27; Heb 2
Lev 4-7; Heb 3
Week 8
Leviticus 8-11; Ps 110; Hebrews 4
Lev 12-14; Psalm 111; Heb 5
Lev 15-18; Psalm 31; Heb 6
Lev 19-20; Heb 7
Lev 21-23; Heb 8
Week 9
Leviticus 24-25; Psalm 81; Hebrews 9
Lev 26-27; Psalm 112; Heb 10
Numbers 1-2; Psalm 64; Heb 11
Num 3-5; Heb 12
Num 6-7; Heb 13
Week 10
Numbers 8-11; Colossians 1
Num 12-14; Psalm 28; Col 2
Num 15-18; Psalm 113; Col 3
Num 19-21; Col 4
Num 22-25; Luke 1
Week 11
Numbers 26-29; Luke 2
Num 30-33; Psalm 35; Luke 3
Num 34-36; Luke 4
Deuteronomy 1-3; Psalm 36; Luke 5
Deut 4-5; Luke 6
Week 12
Deuteronomy 6-9; Luke 7
Deut 10-14; Psalm 5; Luke 8
Deut 15-18; Psalm 115; Luke 9
Deut 19-22; Psalm 6; Luke 10
Deut 23-26; Luke 11
Week 13
Deut 27-31; Luke 12
Deut 32-34; Psalm 13; Luke 13
Joshua 1-4; Psalm 143; Luke 14
Joshua 5-8; Psalm 14; Luke 15
Joshua 9-13; Luke 16
Week 14
Joshua 14-17; Luke 17
Joshua 18-21; Psalm 15; Luke 18
Joshua 22-24; Psalm 116; Luke 19
Judges 1-3; Psalm 16; Luke 20
Judges 4-6; Luke 21
Week 15
Judges 7-8; Luke 22
Judges 9-11; Psalm 17; Luke 23
Judges 12-16; Psalm 146; Luke 24
Judges 17-18; Psalm 21; Acts 1
Judges 19-21; Acts 2
Week 16
Ruth 1-2; Acts 3
Ruth 3-4; Psalm 37; Acts 4
1 Samuel 1-2; Psalm 120; Acts 5
1 Sam 3-5; Psalm 23; Acts 6
1 Sam 6-8; Acts 7
Week 17
1 Samuel 9-10; Acts 8
1 Sam 11-13; Psalm 38; Acts 9
1 Sam 14; Psalm 124; Acts 10
1 Sam 15-16; 1 Chr 1; Ps 39; Acts 11
1 Sam 17; 1 Chr 2; Acts 12
Week 18
1 Sam 18-19; 1 Chr 3; Ps 59; Acts 13
1 Sa 20;1 Chr 4; Ps 56, 57, 142; Acts 14
1 Sam 21-22; 1 Chr 5; Ps 52; Acts 15
1 Sam 23-24; 1 Chr 6; Ps 54; Acts 16
1 Sam 25; 1 Chr 7; Acts 17
Week 19
1 Sam 26-27; 1 Chr 8; Acts 18
1 Sam 28-29; 1 Chr 9; Acts 19
1 Sam 30-31; 1 Chr 10; Acts 20
2 Sam 1-2; 1 Chr 11; Ps 96, 106; Acts 21
2 Sam 3-5; 1 Chr 12; Ps 122; Acts 22
Week 20
2 Sam 6; 1 Chr 13; Psalm 60; Acts 23
1 Chron 14-16; Acts 24
2 Sam 7-8; 1 Chr 17; Ps 132; Acts 25
2 Sam 9-10; 1 Chr 18-19; Ps 89; Acts 26
2 Sa 11-12; 1 Chr 20; Ps 51, 32; Acts 27
Week 21
2 Sam 13-14; Acts 28
2 Sam 15-17; Psalms 3, 63; Romans 1
2 Sam 18-20; Psalm 34; Romans 2
2 Sam 21-23; Psalm 18; Romans 3
2 Sam 24; 1 Chr 21; Romans 4
Week 22
1 Chr 22-25; Psalm 78; Romans 5
1 Kings 1; 1 Chr 26-28; Romans 6
1 Kings 2; 1 Chr 29; Romans 7
1 Kings 3; 2 Chr 1; Ps 42; Romans 8
1 Kings 4; Prov 1-2; Psalm 43; Romans 9
Week 23
Proverbs 3-5; Romans 10
Proverbs 6-7; Psalm 7; Romans 11
Proverbs 8-10; Psalm 144; Romans 12
Proverbs 11-13; Ps 8; Romans 13
Proverbs 14-15; Romans 14
Week 24
Proverbs 16-18; Romans 15
Proverbs 19-21; Ps 40; Romans 16
Proverbs 22-23; Ps 117; 1 Thess 1
Proverbs 24-25; Ps 41; 1 Thess 2
Proverbs 26-28; 1 Thess 3
Week 25
Proverbs 29-31; 1 Thess 4
Song of Sol 1-3; Ps 72; 1 Thess 5
Song of Sol 4-6; 2 Thess 1
Song of Sol 7-8; Psalm 127; 2 Thess 2
1 Kings 5; 2 Chr 2; 2 Thess 3
Week 26
1 Kings 6; 2 Chr 3; 1 Timothy 1
1 Kings 7; 2 Chr 4; Psalm 44; 1 Tim 2
1 Kings 8; Psalm 30; 1 Tim 3
2 Chr 5-7; Psalm 121; 1 Tim 4
1 Kings 9; 2 Chr 8; 1 Tim 5
Week 27 – starting 1 July
1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; 1 Tim 6
Ecclesiastes 1-3; Psalm 45; 2 Tim 1
Eccl 4-6; Psalm 125; 2 Tim 2
Eccl 7-9; Psalm 46; 2 Tim 3
Eccl 10-12; 2 Tim 4
Week 28 – starting 8 Jul
1 Kings 12; 2 Chr 10-11; Titus 1
1 Kings 13-14; 2 Chr 12; Ps 47; Titus 2
1 Kings 15; 2 Chr 13-14; Titus 3
2 Chr 15-16; 1 Kings 16; Philemon
1 Kings 17-18; Psalm 119; Jude
Week 29
1 Kin 19-21; 2 Chr 17; Ps 129; Matt 1
1 Kings 22; 2 Chr 18; Matt 2
2 Chr 19-20; 2 Kings 1; Psalm 20; Matt 3
2 Kings 2-3; Psalm 48; Matt 4
2 Kings 4-6; Matt 5
Week 30 – starting 22 Jul
2 Kings 7-8; 2 Chr 21; Matt 6
2 Kings 9-10; Psalm 49; Matt 7
2 Chr 22-23; 2 Kings 11; Ps 131; Matt 8
2 Chr 24; 2 Kings 12; Psalm 50; Matt 9
Joel; Matt 10
Week 31
Jonah; Matt 11
2 Kings 13-14; 2 Chr 25; Ps 53; Matt 12
Amos 1-3; Matt 13
Amos 4-6; Psalm 55; Matt 14
Amos 7-9; Matt 15
Week 32
Hosea 1-3; Matt 16
Hosea 4-6; Psalm 58; Matt 17
Hosea 7-10; Matt 18
Hosea 11-13; Matt 19
Hosea 14; 2 Chr 26-27; Ps 61; Matt 20
Week 33
2 Kings 15-16; Matt 21
Isaiah 1-3; Psalm 9; Matt 22
Isaiah 4-6; Matt 23
Micah 1-4; Psalm 10; Matt 24
Micah 5-7; Matt 25
Week 34
Isaiah 7-10; Psalm 22; Matt 26
Isa 11-13; Psalm 118; Matt 27
Isa 14-16; Matt 28
Isa 17-19; Psalm 62; 1 Cor 1
Isa 20-22; 1 Cor 2
Week 35
Isaiah 23-25; 1 Cor 3
Isa 26-29; Psalm 65; 1 Cor 4
Isa 30-32; 1 Cor 5
Isa 33-35; 1 Cor 6
2 Chr 28; 2 Kings 17; Psalm 66; 1 Cor 7
Week 36
2 Chr 29-31; 1 Cor 8
2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chr 32; Ps 67; 1 Cor 9
Isa 36-37; Psalm 123; 1 Cor 10
2 Kings 20; Isa 38-40; Ps 68; 1 Cor 11
Isa 41-44; 1 Cor 12
Week 37
Isa 45-48; 1 Cor 13
Isa 49-52; Psalm 69; 1 Cor 14
Isa 53-55; Psalm 128; 1 Cor 15
Isa 56-59; Psalm 70; 1 Cor 16
Is 60-63; 2 Cor 1
Week 38
Isa 64-66; 2 Cor 2
2 Kings 21; 2 Chr 33; Ps 71; 2 Cor 3
Nahum; Psalm 149; 2 Cor 4
2 Kings 22-23; Psalm 73; 2 Cor 5
2 Chr 34-35; 2 Cor 6
Week 39
Habakkuk; 2 Cor 7
Zephaniah; Psalm 74; 2 Cor 8
Jeremiah 1-4; Psalm 130; 2 Cor 9
Jer 5-7; Psalm 75; 2 Cor 10
Jer 8-10; 2 Cor 11
Week 40
Jer 11-13; 2 Cor 12
Jer 14-16; Psalm 76; 2 Cor 13
Jer 17-20; James 1
Jer 22, 23, 26; Psalm 77; James 2
Jer 25, 35, 36, 45; Ps 133; James 3
Week 41
Jer 27, 28, 29, 24; James 4
Jer 37, 21, 34; Psalm 79; James 5
Jer 30-33; 1 Peter 1
Jer 38, 39, 52; 1 Pet 2
2 Kin 24-25; 2 Chr 36; Ps 126; 1 Pt 3
Week 42
Lamentations; Psalm 137; 1 Peter 4
Obadiah; Jer 40-42; Ps 147; 1 Pet 5
Jer 43, 44, 46; 2 Pet 1
Jer 47, 48, 49; Ps 80; 2 Pet 2
Jer 50-51; 2 Pet 3
Week 43
Ezekiel 1-3; John 1
Ezek 4-6; Psalm 82; John 2
Ezek 7-9; John 3
Ezek 10-12; Psalm 83; John 4
Ezek 13-15; Psalm 136; John 5
Week 44
Ezekiel 16-18; John 6
Ezek 19-21; Psalm 84; John 7
Ezek 22-24; Psalm 134; John 8
Ezek 25-27; Psalm 85; John 9
Ezek 28-30; John 10
Week 45
Ezekiel 31-33; John 11
Ezek 34-36; Psalm 86; John 12
Ezek 37-39; Psalm 87; John 13
Ezek 40-42; John 14
Ezek 43-45; Psalm 135; John 15
Week 46
Ezekiel 46-48; John 16
Daniel 1-3; Psalm 88; John 17
Dan 4-6; John 18
Dan 7-9; Psalm 91; John 19
Dan 10-12; John 20
Week 47
Ezra 1-2; John 21
Ezra 3-4; Psalm 92; 1 John 1
Haggai; Zechariah 1; Ps 138; 1 John 2
Zech 2-5; Psalm 93; 1 John 3
Zech 6-8; 1 John 4
Week 48
Zech 9-11; 1 John 5
Zech 12-14; Psalm 94; 2 John
Ezra 5-6; Psalm 95; 3 John
Esther 1-3; Psalm 139; Revelation 1
Esther 4-6; Rev 2
Week 49
Esther 7-10; Revelation 3
Ezra 7-10; Psalm 97; Rev 4
Nehemiah 1-3; Rev 5
Neh 4-6; Psalm 98; Rev 6
Neh 7-9; Psalm 140; Rev 7
Week 50
Neh 10-13; Revelation 8
Malachi; Psalm 2; Rev 9
Job 1-3; Psalm 29; Rev 10
Job 4-7; Psalm 99; Rev 11
Job 8-11; Rev 12
Week 51
Job 12-14; Psalm 100; Rev 13
Job 15-17; Rev 14
Job 18-20; Psalm 141; Rev 15
Job 21-23; Psalm 101; Rev 16
Job 24-27; Rev 17
Week 52
Job 28-30; Revelation 18
Job 31-33; Psalm 102; Rev 19
Job 34-36; Rev 20
Job 37-39; Psalm 103; Rev 21
Job 40-42; Psalm 150; Rev 22
Notes
This is meant to be a support, not a task-master – don’t feel bad about not keeping up!
Use the weekend to catch up on readings you may have missed during the week- that’s why there are only five readings per week.
Use the Contents page in your Bible to locate the book – not all are easy to find.
There are some helpful notes here which may assist your reading
This plan enables you to read the New Testament twice in the year, though you may choose not to do this.
Look, where possible, for major themes and the ‘big picture’ rather than becoming too bogged down in detail.
Watch out for opportunities to gather every six or seven weeks to encourage one another.
Printing these sheets on A4 paper and dividing lengthways may allow you to keep this in your Bible.
Once you have read a significant portion of the text to get the feel of it, you may wish to use some other resources to assist your understanding. (However, jumping too quickly to these will prevent you forming your own views on the Bible, which is a most helpful way to start).
The Bible Project has produced a series of reasonably short, very well made videos which introduce a range of important ideas about the Bible and how it might be read.